- Like a dog, selecting the right breed of chicken will depend on your needs and lifestyle.

- All chickens will be friendly, if handled often and treated well. Individual chickens may be more friendly or more reserved.

- Large chickens need more room, consider a small or medium breed if you have limited space in your yard.

- Large chickens are less likely to fly than medium chickens, due to their weight, but all chickens will fly if scared or tempted (the grass being greener/ tastier). Wing clipping and reducing temptation can remedy this.

- Eggs per week is the approximate number of eggs laid each week, in season, during the first year of laying. Each year the number of eggs per week will decline, although they will lay larger eggs from the 2nd year.